Cornelius Hugh Cullen was born in Belfast in 1912 and qualified MB BCh BAO at Queen's University in 1935. He obtained the FRCSI in 1939; the FRCS in 1941 and the MCh Belfast in the same year. He was resident at Crumpsall Hospital, Manchester, where he later became a member of the consultant staff. H

John Stanger was a prominent orthopaedic surgeon in and around Newcastle-upon-Tyne, serving the Royal Victoria Infirmary from his appointment in 1934 until retirement in 1973. He devoted much time to building up an integrated orthopaedic service in Newcastle and was also consultant to the W J Sander

Raymond Cragg Farrow was born in Peterborough on 17 May 1920. He was educated at his father's old school, Bishop's Stortford, and in 1939 he went up to Brasenose College, Oxford, to read medicine. He went to Westminster Hospital for his clinical work, gaining the Bulkeley Medal in 1944. He qualified

James Arnold was born on 5 March 1925 in Salisbury, Rhodesia, and his later education was at Michaelhouse, Natal, where he matriculated in 1942. His father was at that time in the British South African Police Force and he himself served in the Rhodesian Army from 1943 to 1946. He was seriously wound

David Griffiths was director of orthopaedics at Manchester Royal Infirmary. Born in Y Trallwng, Wales, on 6 February 1908, his father, David, was a minister of religion and his mother, Mary Eleanor Jones, the daughter of a vet. He was educated at William Hulme's Grammar School, Manchester, and the U

Little is known of the career of Thomas Charles Howard Davies, beyond that he received his medical education at Cardiff, qualified MB, ChB Wales in 1940 and gained his Fellowship in 1949. He specialized in orthopaedics and was at one time a registrar at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and se

Donald Macrae was born on 8 February 1916 and educated at Oundle School. After medical training at St Bartholomew's Hospital he graduated in 1938 and served as house surgeon to Professor Paterson Ross. He then joined the staff of the Lord Mayor Treloar Hospital, Alton, as a resident medical officer.

Charles Manning, the son of a dental surgeon, was born in Dublin on 14 August 1918. He came to England at the age of five, was educated at Sherborne School and went to St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, qualifying in 1942. After serving as house surgeon to the ear, nose and throat and to the

John Allen Mantle studied medicine at Birmingham and became senior registrar to the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. He was also registrar to the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital. Eventually he moved to Cornwall and became consultant orthopaedic surgeon to the Cornwall Hospital G

David Francis Thomas was born in Cork City, Eire, on 5 October, 1913, the son of Frederick Arthur Thomas and Mary Riordan. He was educated first at the Lateran University in Rome and the University of Fribourg in Switzerland, having intended to take Holy Orders. He graduated Bachelor of Philosophy,

Brian Thomas came from a strong medical background. His father was a consultant ophthalmologist at Swansea and his father before him was also a doctor, while his mother, Florence, was an Edinburgh medical graduate and her father a general practitioner. Also two uncles and his brothers were in medici

Kenneth Dalliwall was a much respected consultant orthopaedic surgeon who served many hospitals in the north east London area over the years. He worked at the Whipps Cross, Connaught and Wanstead hospitals, and at the Walthamstow and Loughton Children's hospitals. He was also an assistant surgeon at